Boxer Ricky Hatton was on hand to offer Oasis protection as they kicked of their much anticipated UK tour in Liverpool last night (October 7th). The boxing champion introduced the band by warning that anyone who planned on invading the stage would “have me to deal with.” Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney has criticised McDonald's after the fast food company unveiled a burger advert featuring the Beatles. The advert has been used in Liverpool branches of the company to show the “contribtuion” the band made to the city's culture. Read more >>

Oasis' new album 'Dig Out Your Soul' looks set to become one of the fastest selling records of 2008. Early figures show that the band's first album since 2005 sold nearly 90,000 copies in its first day on Monday. Read more >>

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is delaying a possible reunion of his former band the Faces because he wants more money, it's been claimed. Faces frontman Rod Stewart is said to be keen to reform the group, who last toured in 1975, for a string of live dates and new album. Read more >>

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has confirmed that Josh Homme is producing songs for their as-yet-untitled third album. The band have been working with the Queens of the Stone Age singer in Los Angeles. Read more >>

Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker discussed the function of lyrics in popular song during a special lecture in Manchester yesterday (October 7th). The Saying The Unsayable lecture, which Cocker also delivered in Brighton earlier this year, formed part of the music industry conference, In The City. Read more >>

Arctic Monkeys members Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Nick O'Mally and Jamie Cook attended the world premiere of their concert film last night (October 7th). The band joined the film's director Richard Ayoada at the Rex Cinema in London. Read more >>

Eighties icon Adam Ant has expressed a desire in collaborating with the Kaiser Chiefs. The singer, who is planning to make a comeback with a new album, said he thought the Leeds band were “great”. Read more >>

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry was presented with a BMI Icon award for his songwriting at a ceremony in London last night (October 8th). Ferry was honoured by the organisation for being the “epitome of Britishness and the ultimate combination of rock god and matinee idol.” Read more >>

Blink 182's Travis Barker has spoken for the first time about surviving a plane crash in South Carolina which killed four people. Barker and his musical partner DJ AM both escaped with burns after their Learjet careered off a runway last month. Read more >>

Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, has dropped a copyright infringement lawsuit against a documentary which used a song by the former Beatle without permission. Ono and the record label EMI tried to block the makers of Expelled: 'No Intelligence Allowed’ from using Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ in April. Read more >>

Linkin Park have been forced to cancel a five date tour of China after frontman Chester Bennington injured his back. A statement said Bennington had been ordered to refrain from “travelling or any physical activities”. Read more >>

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is reported to be “collaborating” with Eurythmics songwriter Dave Stewart. US media reports claim the pair were spotted leaving a recording studio in Los Angeles just days after Stewart performed in the city. Read more >>

Metallica have promised that the setlist on their forthcoming US tour will favour songs from their new album 'Death Magnetic'. Drummer Lars Ulrich said that the band would ignore their traditionally “conservative” starts and “hit the ground running” with a host of songs from the album. Read more >>

Kanye West has revealed the inspiration behind his new video for ‘Love Lockdown’; the movie ‘American Psycho’. Premiering the clip yesterday (October 7) on the Ellen DeGeneres show, West admitted, "On this album, I kind of embody Patrick Bateman from 'American Psycho.” Read more >>

Singer/guitarist Jim James of My Morning Jacket has been released from the hospital after falling at a recent concert at the University of Iowa. According to Cedar Rapids newspaper 'The Gazette', James slipped and fell approximately 30 minutes into the band’s show on Tuesday, October 7 between songs, causing him to hit his head. Read more >>

Robyn has spoken out about her experience opening up for Madonna... and it wasn’t a pleasant one. Robyn gave an interview to a local Swedish paper and clearly seemed irritated with what it was like to be on tour with the Queen of Pop accoring to Perez Hilton. Read more >>

Lily Allen has revealed she has been granted her U.S. visa as of yesterday October 7. "I got my U.S. visa today, yay!," the singer told People.com on the red carpet of last night's BMI Awards where she picked up a songwriting award for ‘Smile’. Read more >>